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Opportunity overview
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (the Authority) has awarded the provision for the delivery of the Community Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Service (known as Barnsley Recovery Steps) and the Multiple and Complex Needs Supported Accommodation Provision (25 years+).
The contract will include the Adult Substance Misuse Service (currently known as Barnsley Recovery Steps), the Young Peoples’ Substance Misuse Service (currently delivered in house by the Authority) and the Multiple and Complex Needs Supported Accommodation (25 years+).
The Authority have directly awarded the contract to Humankind Charity for the following period:
Contract Start Date: 1st April 2024
Contract End Date: 31st March 2029
Option to Extend until 31st March 2031
Classification
CPV85000000 — Health and social work services
Published notice details
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Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
ocds-h6vhtk-0410a2
Main Procurement Category
services
Legal basis
Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX
Classification
Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services
Amendments
Entry 1
Id
1
Unstructured Changes
Entry 1
Related Lot
Object
Old Value
Text
Value excluding VAT: 41000000.00 GBP
New Value
Text
Value excluding VAT: 41458730.30 GBP
Where
Section
Section II
Label
Total value of the procurement
Entry 2
Related Lot
Award of Contract
Old Value
Text
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 410000000.00 GBP
Total value of the contract/lot: 410000000.00 GBP
New Value
Text
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 410000000.00 GBP
Total value of the contract/lot: 41458730.30 GBP
Where
Section
Section V
Label
V.2.4) Information on the value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Buyer location · Barnsley, South Yorkshire · UKE31 · S70 2TA · United Kingdom
Notice and amendment history
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
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094604-2026tenderUpdate ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council states that it has directly awarded Humankind Charity a contract covering adult and young people’s substance-misuse treatment and recovery services, plus supported accommodation for people aged 25+ with multiple and complex needs. The stated core term runs from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2029, with an extension option to 31 March 2031.
Who this may suit
This appears to be an awarded direct award rather than a competitive opportunity. No supplier action or open bidding route is evidenced.
Key points identified
Service scopeDeliver community drug and alcohol treatment and recovery services and multiple/complex-needs supported accommodation.Evidence: The description names the Community Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Service and the Multiple and Complex Needs Supported Accommodation Provision (25 years+).
Adult serviceProvide the Adult Substance Misuse Service, currently known as Barnsley Recovery Steps.Evidence: “The contract will include the Adult Substance Misuse Service (currently known as Barnsley Recovery Steps)”.
Young people's serviceProvide the Young Peoples’ Substance Misuse Service.Evidence: “The contract will include ... the Young Peoples’ Substance Misuse Service”.
91% approved-analysis confidence6 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council states that it has directly awarded Humankind Charity a contract covering adult and young people’s substance-misuse treatment and recovery services, plus supported accommodation for people aged 25+ with multiple and complex needs. The stated core term runs from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2029, with an extension option to 31 March 2031.
Who this may suit
This appears to be an awarded direct award rather than a competitive opportunity. No supplier action or open bidding route is evidenced.
Key deliverables
Adult Substance Misuse Service (Barnsley Recovery Steps)
Young People’s Substance Misuse Service
Multiple and Complex Needs Supported Accommodation Provision for people aged 25+
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
6 criteria identified
Service scope
97% confidence
Deliver community drug and alcohol treatment and recovery services and multiple/complex-needs supported accommodation.
View supporting evidence
The description names the Community Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Service and the Multiple and Complex Needs Supported Accommodation Provision (25 years+).
Adult service
98% confidence
Provide the Adult Substance Misuse Service, currently known as Barnsley Recovery Steps.
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“The contract will include the Adult Substance Misuse Service (currently known as Barnsley Recovery Steps)”.
Young people's service
98% confidence
Provide the Young Peoples’ Substance Misuse Service.
View supporting evidence
“The contract will include ... the Young Peoples’ Substance Misuse Service”.
Supported accommodation cohort
98% confidence
Provide supported accommodation for people aged 25+ with multiple and complex needs.
View supporting evidence
“Multiple and Complex Needs Supported Accommodation (25 years+)”.
Awarded supplier
99% confidence
Humankind Charity
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“The Authority have directly awarded the contract to Humankind Charity”.
Other supplier eligibility criteria
99% confidence
Unknown
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No selection, exclusion, financial, technical, insurance, location or organisation-size criteria are supplied.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Award mechanism
99% confidence
Direct award to Humankind Charity
View supporting evidence
“The Authority have directly awarded the contract to Humankind Charity”.
Contract value
99% confidence
Unknown
View supporting evidence
No contract value is supplied.
Core contract term
99% confidence
1 April 2024 to 31 March 2029
View supporting evidence
“Contract Start Date: 1st April 2024” and “Contract End Date: 31st March 2029”.
Extension option
99% confidence
Option to extend until 31 March 2031
View supporting evidence
“Option to Extend until 31st March 2031”.
Delivery
Delivery area
83% confidence
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
View supporting evidence
Buyer location is listed as Barnsley, South Yorkshire; the authority is Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council.
Service delivery period
99% confidence
1 April 2024 to 31 March 2029, with an option to extend until 31 March 2031
View supporting evidence
Dates are explicitly stated in the description.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Procedure
99% confidence
Direct award
View supporting evidence
“The Authority have directly awarded the contract to Humankind Charity”.
Notice status discrepancy
99% confidence
The source display status is open and stage is tender, but the narrative describes a completed direct award with a 2024 contract start.
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Process metadata states display_status “open” and stage “tender”; description states the contract “has awarded” and gives a start date of 1 April 2024.
Submission deadline
99% confidence
Unknown
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No submission deadline is supplied.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Opportunity status conflict
99% confidence
The record is labelled open/tender despite describing a direct award that began in 2024; it may not be an actionable competition.
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Metadata gives display status “open” and stage “tender”, while the description says the contract has been directly awarded and started on 1 April 2024.
Commercial detail absent
99% confidence
Contract value, pricing, payment terms and extension conditions are unknown.
View supporting evidence
No such information is supplied.
Supplier requirements absent
99% confidence
No tender submission, qualification, certification, safeguarding, staffing or insurance requirements are provided.
View supporting evidence
No documents or requirements beyond service scope are supplied.
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